Consumer Services

Visiting Angels Corporate Office

Visiting Angels was founded by Jeffrey Johnson & Lawrence Meigs in 1998 when this pair of businessmen realized that baby boomers would be in need of assistance and many wish to remain at home. Johnson had also been a social worker who visited nursing homes. He saw that many seniors forced into nursing homes only needed a bit of assistance in order to stay at home. The company offers home companion and in-home care services so seniors can stay in their homes.

The company operates as a franchise and assists seniors with chores, including light housekeeping, cooking, errands, grooming and dressing assistance and sometimes just some simple companionship. Entrepreneur listed Visting Angels as #74 on their list of the Top 500 Franchises in America.

In an interview in 2016, co-founder Larry Meigs stated that franchisors can make more than $1 million in revenue since the business has a profit margin of 30 to 40 %.

The company has franchises in nearly every state, with headquarters located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Visiting Angels

History

In an interview in 2016, co-founder Larry Meigs stated that franchisors can make more than $1 million in revenue since the business has a profit margin of 30 to 40 %.

The company has franchises in nearly every state, with headquarters located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

LevelUp Corporate Office

LevelUp was founded by 20-year-old Seth Priebatsch, who states he spent 3 years developing the app. LevelUp is a payment platform designed to bypass checkout lines and other hassles, such as passwords.

The platform works when a client downloads the app and links it to a debit or credit card. When paying at participating locations, the user simply opens the app and scans the QR code, completing the transaction.

Currently, the app is used mainly for restaurants, but the company says it has as many as 50,000 businesses that use the app and more than 1 million registered users as of May of 2017. The app is popular on the East coast but hasn’t caught on yet on the West coast or mid-West regions.

The platform also offers a reward or loyalty program. This program allows users to order food or other items and simply scan their QR code, bypassing most cashiers or waiting to sign on to other platforms, such as PayPal.

As of June 2016, LevelUp is available for businesses in the Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, St. Louis, New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dallas, San Diego, Minneapolis, Montgomery, Kansas City, Seattle and Wilmington, North Carolina areas.

In July of 2018, the company announced that they had been acquired by GrubHub for $390 million. Headquarters for the parent company, GrubHub, are located in Chicago, Illinois.

LevelUp

History

In July of 2018, the company announced that they had been acquired by GrubHub for $390 million. Headquarters for the parent company, GrubHub, are located in Chicago, Illinois.

Restaurant.Com Corporate Office

Restaurant.Com was founded in 1999 by Cary Chessick. The company partners with restaurants to offer significant savings on gift cards to increase business and clientele. (Note that this is not the same internet search company Restaurants.com)

The company states that it has partnered with 21,000 private and chain restaurants across the USA to offer “significant savings” on gift certificates. A typical discount would offer a $25 gift certificate for $10.

The company says that none of the money goes to the actual restaurant, but they instead offer free marketing and offer restaurants a chance to gain new customers.

Some restaurants have complained that they did not agree to these terms and gift cards are sold without their consent. The company states that some restaurants might not fully understand the terms of the deal or that they are failing to explain to their employees how to properly credit the gift cards.

The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to customers that there appears to be a pattern with gift cards not being accepted at all businesses.

Restaurant.Com states that they have successfully sold more than 8 million gift cards in the past 3 years. The company has headquarters in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Restaurants.Com

History

The company says that none of the money goes to the actual restaurant, but they instead offer free marketing and offer restaurants a chance to gain new customers.

The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning to customers that there appears to be a pattern with gift cards not being accepted at all businesses.

Restaurant.Com states that they have successfully sold more than 8 million gift cards in the past 3 years. The company has headquarters in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Credible.Com Corporate Office

Credible.Com was founded in 2012 by Stephen Dash. The company operates a loan marketplace where people can search for the best rates from a list of banks and other lending institutions offering loans or refinancing of student loans.

Businesswire found that 9 out of 10 Americans don’t understand the terms of the student loans that they receive. Credible is attempting to help clients find the best possible refinance rates on current student loans, as well as finding the best rate for those seeking personal loans.

There is no charge for clients (borrowers) as lenders pay a small fee to Credible for using their platform.

In 2015, the company received seed funding of $2.7 million.

Headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.

Credible.Com

History

There is no charge for clients (borrowers) as lenders pay a small fee to Credible for using their platform.

In 2015, the company received seed funding of $2.7 million.

Headquarters are located in San Francisco, California.

Mint Mobile Corporate Office

Mint Mobile is an offshoot of Ultra Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator. The company sells discount prepaid SIM cards and mobile phone service that works on T-Mobile’s network.

Ultra Mobile kicked off Mint Mobile in August of 2016. The company offers vastly reduced rates for service for customers who are willing to pay in advance of at least 3 months duration, rather than month to month.

Originally limited to Android phones, the company now offers service to iPhone users as well. The base rate at Mint is $15 a month for unlimited talk, text, and data, as well as 2 GB of high-speed (4 LTE) service. That is roughly half the price of the lowest competitor, MetroPCS.

In a review dated January of 2018, Forbes listed this service as a top provider which can save consumers hundreds of dollars in cell phone bills.

In 2019, actor Ryan Reynolds purchased an ownership stake in Mint Mobile.

Reynolds tweeted in April 2021 that he had plans to bring Mint Mobile to Canada but Canada says that probably will not happen.

In January 2022, the company was listed as the Most Versatile Cell Phone Plan by USNews.

In November 2023, the company offered a 6-month plan for the price of 3 months for its Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale.

Company co-headquarters are currently located in Costa Mesa, California, with an additional office in New York.

Mint Mobile

Mint Mobile is an offshoot of Ultra Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator. The company sells discount prepaid SIM cards and mobile phone service that works on T-Mobile’s network.

History

In a review dated January of 2018, Forbes listed this service as a top provider which can save consumers hundreds of dollars in cell phone bills.

In 2019, actor Ryan Reynolds purchased an ownership stake in Mint Mobile.

Reynolds tweeted in April 2021 that he had plans to bring Mint Mobile to Canada but Canada says that probably will not happen.

In January 2022, the company was listed as the Most Versatile Cell Phone Plan by USNews.

In November 2023, the company offered a 6-month plan for the price of 3 months for its Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale.

Company co-headquarters are currently located in Costa Mesa, California, with an additional office in New York.